Easy Crepe Recipe

This easy Crepe Recipe is lump-free, tender, and so delicious! Made with simple ingredients, you can make masterful savory or sweet crepes from home in minutes.

Best Crepe Recipe

Let me start by admitting that I am PICKY about my crepes. My perfect crepe is thin, tender, lump-free, slightly sweet and just a teensy bit golden on the edges. But it holds its shape and doesn’t leak fillings, either. So in order to create the best crepe recipe on the planet, I tested a lot of variations and this easy crepe recipe is the winner (by a lot!). 

Here’s what I learned that will help you make pro-level crepes at home. 

1. Use a blender! This is my number one tip for getting smooth, lump-free, tender crepes. AND it does not get any easier than throwing all of the ingredients in and hitting ‘blend’! (A quick note for those of us that don’t have blenders: you can still have smooth crepes, you just need a little more elbow grease. I will walk you through the exact way you need to hand-mix your crepes to yield the same result in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.) 
2. The size of your skillet = the size of your crepe. I typically use my 8 inch skillet, but you can use a larger or smaller pan to make, you got it, larger or smaller crepes. 
3. Grease between every crepe! It seems excessive, but greasing the pan after every crepe is key to in-tact crepes that don’t rip or stick. 
4. Do not flip. I know you will want to, but crepes are so delightfully thin that they will cook all the way through without flipping. This means you don’t have to worry about the crepe ripping or burning! 

Ingredients in this Easy Crepe Recipe

*You can find all of the exact quantities along with step-by-step instructions for easy crepes in the recipe card at the bottom of this post. 

• Milk – I have always used 1% milk in this recipe because that is what I keep stocked in my kitchen. However, some crepe recipes claim using a higher fat milk makes better crepes. I tested both types of milk and didn’t notice a difference, so feel free to do either! 
• Egg 
• Vanilla – You will only use the vanilla if you’re intending to make sweet crepes (my favorite!). If you want a savory crepe recipe, you will omit the vanilla. 
• Flour – I tested this recipe with different types of flour and my favorite was simple all-purpose flour. 
• Salt 
• Granulated sugar – If you are making a savory crepe, you can skip adding the sugar!

How To Make Crepes

1. Add all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Alternatively, if you do not have a blender, you can add all dry ingredients into a bowl, slowly whisking in the wet ingredients until fully incorporated and lump-free. 
2. Next, heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat until hot. Spray with non-stick spray or coat with butter.
3. When the pan is preheated and greased, pour ¼ cup of batter into the center of the pan. Immediately pick up the pan and swirl it around until the batter covers the bottom of the entire skillet in a thin layer.
4. Return the pan to the heat and cook until the edges of the crepe begin to peel away from the pan. You do not need to flip and cook the other side of the crepe. 
5. Carefully remove the crepe and repeat the process (including spraying/buttering the pan!!) with the remaining batter. 
6. Enjoy crepes warm with your favorite fillings!

The Best Crepe Fillings

Crepes are the best because there are endless ways you can customize them. Sweet? Savory? You choose. We typically choose a ‘sauce’ as a base and then add in other fillings.

Base ‘Sauces’

• Nutella
• Cream cheese fruit dip
• Cookie dough whipped cream
• Peanut butter
• Biscoff
• Fruit salsa
• Whipped cream
• Jam
• Yogurt (or your favorite store-bought flavor!)
• Salsa (savory)
• Sour cream (savory)

Fillings

• Fruit of any kind (strawberries, bananas, peaches, apples, blueberries, raspberries, apples, etc).
• Cinnamon + sugar
• Eggs (savory)
• Sausage or bacon (savory)
• Cheese (savory)

Other Breakfast Faves

• Pancake Mix Crepes
• Microwave Breakfast Bowl
• Easy Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins